Product Description

Celestron also offers a complete line of rugged, but soft Foamex plastic lens shades that can be put away flat after usage. They use a thicker material and won't crack easily as other manufacturer's products do. The quality level is a step above all others as all material is sewn (not glued in some places) for a long life.

Product Details

• Brand: Celestron
• Model: 94014
• Dimensions: 2.00" h x 12.00" w x 12.00" l, 3.00 pounds

Features

• Reduces dew build-up on the corrector plate
• Keeps stray light from the corrector plate, greatly improving contrast
• Fits easily onto all of Celestron¿s 8-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes.
• Made of rugged plastic with a tapered design

From the Manufacturer
A Lens Shade/Dew Cap is a tube, of approximately the same diameter as your telescope tube, designed to fit on the front end of the telescope to reduce the amount of dew that builds up on the corrector plate. It also serves as a Len Shade by preventing stray light from falling on the corrector plate, which greatly improves contrast.

Celestron also offers a complete line of rugged, but soft Foamex plastic lens shades that can be put away flat after usage. They use a thicker material and won't crack easily as other manufacturer's products do. The quality level is a step above all others as all material is sewn (not glued in some places) for a long life.

Customer Reviews

Celestron Lens Shad for 11" CPC
Haven't used it outdoors yet, i can only state the quality and structure are sturdy and grip the telescope housing well. Jim

Helps reduce the dew and stray light
I bought this when I bought the telescope to help with the dew and stray light for a CPC1100. In Austin Texas, the dew has been a problem and I have also needed a dew heater.

The fact the lens shade folds up is nice for storage. Sometimes the shade is a little tricky to attach.

I ended up buying a custom aluminum dew shield since it is a little more convenient to install and the aluminum shield has a cap useful for preventing dew when you want to leave the scope out (setup at night and observe in the morning).